hangman
US /ˈhæŋ.mən/
UK /ˈhæŋ.mən/
名詞
1.
劊子手
a person who hangs condemned criminals
範例:
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In medieval times, the hangman was a feared figure.
在中世紀，劊子手是一個令人恐懼的人物。
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The crowd watched as the hangman prepared the gallows.
人群看著劊子手準備絞刑架。
2.
猜詞遊戲, 吊死鬼
a word-guessing game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses, with incorrect guesses leading to parts of a stick figure being drawn on a gallows
範例:
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Let's play a game of hangman to pass the time.
我們玩一局猜詞遊戲來打發時間吧。
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The kids were engrossed in a game of hangman on the blackboard.
孩子們全神貫注地在黑板上玩猜詞遊戲。
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